Those who joined Liu Bei before the Battle of Chibi were direct descendants, and they got along with each other after Xinye for several years. Those who joined after the Battle of Chibi and before entering Sichuan were basically from the Zhuge Liang faction. Those who joined after entering Sichuan were basically headed by Fazheng Li Yan Zhang Song (died). Within the direct line there is the Hebei Xuzhou Nanyang line, and within the Sichuan line there is the native Yongzhou Jingzhou Zhongyuan line. Let’s talk about the Sichuan clique first. After Zhang Song died, the local area was basically relatively quiet. Fazheng Meng Da went from prosperity to death. Central Plains The original Liu Yan direct descendants defected to Liu Bei. Li Yan and Zhuge Liang became ambiguous. Sichuan clique collapsed. Guan Yu is dead, Jingzhou is lost, which involves the Hebei and Xuzhou families within Liu Bei's direct family.
King of Hanzhong In the following year, one of Liu Bei's three major factions suffered heavy losses, one lost its foundation, and the other fell apart. Now one Zhang Fei and Zhuge Liang hold great power. Then Zhang Fei died and Liu Bei was defeated. Liu Bei quickly promoted Li Yan Zhao Yun and divided the military power. Zhao Yun's Central Guards are probably together with Li Yan's Central Guards. , written in the first year of Jianxing. Now they become Zhao Yun, Li Yan, Wei Yan and Zhuge Liang. These three cobblers were completely destroyed by Zhuge Liang. Zhao Yun, who lost his power first, was sent to be the general of the southern expedition. The southern expedition was presided over by Zhuge Liang, and then he was sent to be the commander. General Dong and Li Yan jointly supervised the army, and then Wei Yan was swallowed up and Li Yan was deposed.
The ones Liu Bei trusted the most were Zhang Fei and Jian Yong, then Guan Yu and Zhao Yun, then the Mi brothers, then Wei Yan, and the rest were all cooperative relationships. Zhang Fei and Jian Yong were from the same hometown or had grown up together, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun were his confidants who had gone through many trials, the Mi brothers were early investors of Xun Qi, and Wei Yan was a confidant discovered by Liu Bei personally. After entering Shu, Jingzhou Dongzhou was strong, but only at the political level, the core military was still in the hands of Yuan Cong. Whether it was Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Wei Yan Mi Fang, Zhao Yun Shiren, they all controlled the core position.
After the deaths of Huang Zhong and Fazheng, Jingzhou and Dongzhou lost their military power and the other lost their political power, and were completely suppressed by Yuan Cong. Then Guan Yu and Zhang Fei died. The Mi brothers died one after another, and Yuan Cong suddenly lost power, plus Liu Bei He died and was leaderless. The Jingzhou faction used the southern expedition to seize the military power from Yuan Cong and then subjugate Dongzhou.
Zhao Yun's qualifications are not inferior to Wei Yan in all aspects. Wei Yan had no record of leading troops alone before he was appointed Hanzhong prefect, and he had been following Liu Bei as Liu Bei's subordinate. In this matter, Zhao Yun followed Liu Bei to lead Liu Bei's tribe in Yuan Shao . Bowang Slope was fought by Liu Bei with Zhao Yun. Why Zhao Yun should be because Zhao Yun was the leader of Liu Bei's personal soldiers. After that, Zhao Yun went out independently, and because of his outstanding performance, he could lead his own troops. According to this order, Liu Bei had to send a confidant to defend Hanzhong, and Zhao Yun was the best choice. Because Liu Bei didn't want Zhang Fei to defend Hanzhong at all, he had to choose one from other confidants.
The result is that Wei Yan rose directly from General Yamen (what Zhao Yun left) to General Zhenyuan, the prefect of Hanzhong. Why, this is the balance of factions. Wei Yan was from Jingzhou, and Guan and Zhang were from the same faction. Guan Yu was leading troops in Jingzhou, but Zhang Fei couldn't do it, because the people in Dongzhou Jingzhou didn't say anything on their faces but felt uncomfortable in their hearts. At this time, people from the Dongzhou faction, Fazheng and Li Yan, had very high status. Fazheng even surpassed Zhuge Liang, so Jingzhou had to promote one or two to take over. As a Jingzhou native and confidant who can definitely defend Hanzhong and be obedient, Wei Yan is the first choice.
For Liu Bei, Zhao Yun is definitely his most trusted subordinate. He has been protecting him for a long time. It is said that he should know a lot of private information, so Liu Bei must keep him by his side and cannot let him out. A general with a heavy title must command troops and horses to guard outside, so Zhao Yun has always been a general with a miscellaneous title. Liu Bei also specially created several titles for Zhao Yun as a general with a miscellaneous title. Battle of Yiling , Zhao Yun did not go with the army due to political disagreements, but Liu Bei still arranged for him to be in Yong'an to take care of him, which shows that his level of trust has not changed in any way due to differences. In terms of power, Zhao Yun is definitely not as good as those family elders, so he can't win the title of general, but Liu Bei will not neglect Zhao Yun. Zhao Yun is highly regarded by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang.
